State v. Franzese

The appellants, Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc., publisher of The Advocate, a daily-newspaper with circulation in lower Fairfield County, and Cablevision of Connecticut Limited Partnership, operator of a television outlet serving the same area, were granted permission to intervene in this matter to object to the defendant’s motion to close further bail proceedings from the public and the news media. They take this appeal, pursuant to General Statutes § 51-164x, from the decision of the trial court granting closure.

We have considered the record, briefs and arguments of counsel and are…